Transmission system.



J. SCHLIG.

TRANSMISSION SYSTEM.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 1o, 1908.

957,263. Patented May 10, 1910.

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' TRANSMISSION SYSTEM.

APPLICATION FILED JAH. 10, 1908.

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lSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patentedlitiay .19, with Application ledi January 10, 1908. Serial No. 410,157.

'To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN SoHLIG, a citizen of the "United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State, of illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Transmission Systems; of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification. My invention relates to transmission gearing and is adapted particularly for transmitting power from the engine of a vehicle, such `as an automobile, to the .axle or driving wheels. v

The .object of the invention is to produce compactness :and a Areduction in size, besides greatly increasing .the eiliciency of power, operation and control.

The transmission system comprises a -main gearmounted on the axle and driving gears .and gearing mechanism arranged to cause forward direction at three different speeds, and reverse directionat a-slow speed. These various driving gears and gearing mechanism being compa-ctly arranged, enable me to 'great-ly reduce the diameter of the maingear `and therefore to increase the clearance 'between tihe main gear and theroadway over which the vehicle travels. rThe driving `gears 4and the main gear `are always in mesh gears can be independently connected with the vmain gear through improved clutch mechanisms which are providedwith substantially heavy teeth so arranged that clutching or coupling of the various gear members is quickly ,accomplished with certainty and without shock.

Thevarous details of my invention .will .be clearly shown on the accompanying .drawings, in which- .Figure `1 isa plan view ofa transmission system with the top half-otl the inclosing .casing removed .and partsfof the gearsand bearing mechanisms being in horizontal dilwanuetrlcal section; Fig..2 isa sectional view takenon line 2-2, 1; Fig. 3 is asectional view taken on line 3-3, F ig. l; and F'g. .4 is a sectional view takenon line 4-4, Fig. 1

The transmission 4system is shown asapplied to a driving :axle comprising the two partsl .and 2, each connected with .a driv- .lng wheel and terminating at their inner ends, respectively, in beveled gears .3

ing surface 20 on its left face, and

and 4 of `the differential mechanism, of whlchthe beveledpinions 5 and '6 engagi Y withthe beveled gears are. pivoted'to shafts '7 and 8 extending Afrom the differential able end l2. The hub 13 of `gear 3 is surrounded by the hub 14 of the dierent-ial case 9, the differential case being securedxto axle section l through key 15, l`1u'b 13 and key 16. The di'derential case as by means off-cap belts 18 passing through the web of the -main gear and threadin into the -diti'erei'lt-ial Vcasing, as shown. T e main gea-r is thus directly secured to aXle section 1 and its lrotation is transmitted to the axle section 2 through the dierential gear mechanism. The main gear has the outer beveled gearing surface 19 and the inner beveled gearthe .beveled gearing surface 21 on its right tace. The inclosing case for the entire-transmission system Icomprises the main side walls 22,23, the front ywall 24 and the rear Awall 25. rlhe frame is enlarged to form bearing boxes 26 and 2ifor journaling, respectively, theiaxle sections 1 and-2. The closing trame is also in-two similar halves, the lower half onlybeing shown in Fig. 1,-these halvesbeing bolted together through bolt 1holes @8. The case can be lled with oil, as is done at the lpresent .time in transmission systems of this class.

main gear 17 is secured tothe 'flihe main driving shaft 29 'is shown inthe same plane withthe ax'leand-at rightgangles thereto andis supported in ball bearings 30 and 31 :supported in pockets 32 andl33 tori-ned, respectively, in the bearing box part .26 and adjacentthetfront wall 24. The ball bearings maybe of any construction, v'-bi-ltfa're -hereshown \as each comprisrngan inner cylindrical ring 34, ,an outer and concentric .ring 35 and the interposed `bal-ls 36. 4lllhe rear end37 o1 the main shaft is of reduced diameter .and between the shoulder 38 and the ball bearing 30 is rotatabl-ygmountefd the high speed drivin-g pinion i39, a bushing 4'0 being interposed betweent-he pinion and the shaft. This pinion. remains always in mesh with the inner beveled gearrface 20 :ofthe main v gea-r and is confined between 'the shoulder 38 and the rear bearing 30.

`Mounted on the main shaft infront ofthe pinion 39 is a clutch sleeve 41. This sleeve,

by means of a key 42, is forced to rotate with the main shaft but is adapted for longitudinal reciprocation thereon. Surrounding this sleeve is the intermediate speed forward driving pinion 43 which is always in mesh with the outer gearing surface 19 of the main gear. This driving pinion is lined by a bushing 44 and a sleeve or hub part 45 extending from the pinion engages the ball bearing 4G supported in' the pocket 47l formed in the web halves 48 extending inwardly and cast integral with the inclosing casing halves. The inner ring 34 of ball bearing'46 is clamped to the sleeve part 45 between the shoulder 49 and nut 50, a washer 51 intervening. At the rear end of the sleeve 41 is a clutch collar 52 having at its front end the clutch teeth 53 and on its rear face clutch teeth 54. At the front end of the sleeve is the collar 55 having the groove 56, this collar having threaded engagement with the front end of the sleeve 45. The ends of a clutch fork 57 engage in the groove 56, the fork extending from a head 58 secured to the end of a clutch rod 59 which bears in a guide lug 60 and which passes through the front wall 24 of the inclosing case to be connected with suitable lever mechanism which it is not necessary to show.

Normally the clutch collar 52 is in neutral position between the driving pinions 39 and 43. When the clutch rod 59 is moved to slide the sleeve 41 rearwardly, the teeth on the vclutch collar will engage with clutch teeth 61 extending forwardly from the driving gear 39, and when the clutch rod is moved to slide the sleeve 41 forwardly the clutch teeth 59 on the clutch collar will engage with clutch teeth 62 extending rearwardly from the driving pinion 43. The rotation of the main shaft is transmitted through key 42, sleeve 41 and clutch collar 52 to the driving pinion with which the clutch collar is engaging and the main will be driven, the other driving gear then rotating idly.. This arrangement and construction of the forward driving pinions and the clutch mechanism is very compact. The groove collar 55 for engagement with the clutch rod is in front of the driving pinions in a position where more space is available and therefore the cutch collar 52 between the pinicns can be made very much narrower to allow the pinions to be brought very close together and very close to the axle,

thus allowing considerable reduction in thediameter of the main gear and increased clearance between the main gear and the roadway. The pinion 39 is confined between the end bearing 30 and the shoulder 38 on the shaft, and the pinion 43 is confined in its plane of rotation by being secured in the bearing 46, the bearing forming the main support for the pinion 43 and also a system to hold the shaft rigid and in alinement.

gear' pockets 67, 68 and 69, the pocket 67 being4 formed in the web halves 70 extending from the inclosing case halves, the pocket 68 being adjacent 4the pocket 47 and formed in web 48, and pocket 69 being formed in the front wall 24 adjacent the pocket 33 for the main shaft. Keyed to the countershaft and confined between the ball bearings 64 and 65l is the third pinion 71 which is always in meshing relation with the gearing surface 21 on the main gear. Rigidly secured to the main shaft directly. in front of the groove collar 55 is a clutch collar 72 having forwardly extending clutch teeth 73. Directly opposite this clutch collar and rigidly secured to the countershaft is the clutch collar 72c having forwardly extending clutch teeth 7 3c. Pivotally mounted on the main shaft in front of the clutch collar 72 is a gear wheel 74 having at its rear end clutch teeth 75 opposite the clutch teeth 73. The hub 76 extends forwardly from the gear and terminates in a flange 77 to form a groove 78. Directly opposite this gear wheel a gear wheel 74c 1s ivoted on the countershaft and has teeth 75, the hub 76, ange 77c and groove 78C. Between the-hubs 78 and 78c isa frame-79 having a forked end 80 engaging in groove g8, and a forked end 81 engaging in Groove wheel 82 having the hub part 83 extending rearwardly therefrom and the hub part 84 extending forwardly therefrom, and clutch teeth 85 extending forwardly from this hub part 84, while on the main shaft in front of these teeth and adjacent the front bearing 33 is rigidly secured the clutch collar 86 having the rearwardly extending clutch teeth 87 ln the same way a gear wheel 82c is pivoted on the countershaft and has the rear-hub section 83c and the front hub sectionl 84c from On the main shaft in front of gear wheel 74 is rotatably pivoted another gearl which extend teeth 85C, a clutch collar 86 being rigidly secured to the countershaft adjacent the end bearing 66 and having .the clutch teeth 87 Arranged between the gears 82 and 82C is an idler pinion 88 havin@ the rear hub section 89 and the forward hub section 90. A rear plate 91 has three openings for receiving the hubs 83, 89 and 83C, while a front plate 92 has openings for receiving the hubs 84, 90 and 84C. Passing through the idler pinion 88 and forming a bearing therefor is a rod 93 whose end screwthreads into the frame 79 which is at this point reinforced by a lug 79. A locknut 94 engages the rod 93 and the lug 79' to lock while when the lrotation of said gear 82, idler pinion 88, gear 82, teeth 85,

eeaeee the frame 79 to the rod. On the rod in front of the front plate 92 is pinned a collar 95 and to the rear of the rear plate 91 a collar 96 is pinned to the rod 93, .these collars confining between them the hub sections of the pinion and also locking the plates to the hub sections of the pinion and the gears. r1`he rod 93 extends forwardly through the front wall 24 of the inclosing casing, and longitudinal movement of this rod will be communicated to the plates 91 and 92 and the frame 79, therefore causing simultaneous bodily movement of the gears 74, 74C, 8 2, 82c and the .idler pinion 88.

In the normal position of the rod the gears will be in an intermediate position between the collars 72, 72C, and the collars 86, 86. 1f the rod 93 is in oved rearwardly the teeth 75 and 75c will engage, respectively, with the clutch teeth of the clutch collars 72, 72. Consequent rotation ofthe main driving shaft will be transmitted through collar 72, teeth 73, teeth 75, gear 74 to cause gear, which rotation is transmitted to the gear 74c and through teeth 7 5C, clutch teeth 73C, clutch collar 72c and to the countershaft, and the third driving pinion 71 being keyed to this countershaft, rotation of the main gear will result in a forward direction. pulled forwardly then the teeth of clutch collars 8G and 86 will be engaged by teeth and 85c extending from gears 82 and 82C, and rotation of the main driving shaft will be transmitted through clutch collar 86 to clutch collar 86c the main gear thereof and at a to the countershaft, and to to cause reverse rotation slow speed. Gears 74 and 74c are shown as having the same diameter, and pinion 71 is smaller than pinion'43 and will cause slower speed of the main gear, pinion 39 then causing full forward speed, pinion 43 causing intermediate forward speed and pinion 71 causing slow forward speed when gears 74, 74c are clutched in, gear train 88 and 82 is clutched in the pinion 71 will cause reverse rotation of the main gear at a slow speed. he gears 74 and 74C can, of course, be of different diameter so that the forward speed of pinion 71 can be adjusted, and the gearing ,ratios of gears 82 and 82c and pinion 88 can also be varied to adjust for different speeds of reverse rotation of the pinion 71. The structure moved by the rod 93 is perfectly balanced on the main shaft and coun- I tershaft and can, therefore, be readily controlled. The arrangement of passing the rod 93 through the idler pinion allows the forward and reverse gearing train to be brought very close together, and the entire structureis very compact and needs very little space.

The transmission system described above l 1f the rod 93 were I ward 'mechanism for independently is very simple, compact and very ,ecient The gears are always in mesh and ,all clutching is between clutch teeth, which can be made of any size land strength and which can 'be brought together into clutching engagement almost instantly, with very little power. The ball bearings provided for the various shafts and driving pinions take vup the greater part of the strains, and thus the friction and the wear and -t-ear is reduced to a minimum. After the inclosing case halves are secured rmly together, the casing can be filled with oil and all the bearing surfaces will be constantly thoroughly lubricated. These parts are also so arranged that dissemhling and assembling-can he very readily and quickly accomplished.

1 desire to secure the following claims by United States Letters Patent:

1, 1n a transmission system, the combination of an axle to be driven, a main gear on said axle having gearing surfaces, a main shaft, driving pinions on said main shaft meshing with gearing surfaces on the main gear, means for independently connecting any one of said driving pinions .with the driving shaft, an additional driving pinion always meshing with another gearing surface on the mam gear, a counter shaft supporting said additional pinion, gearing mechanism-on said driving shaft, gearing mechanism on said counter shaft, and clutch mechanism associated with said gearing mechanisms for connecting said main shaft with the counter shaft to cause either lforor reverse rotation of the counter shaft and of the additional pinion to thereby cause either forward or lreverse rotation of the main gear.

2. 1n a transmission system of the class described, the combination of an axle to be driven, a main gear on said axle having gearing surfaces, a driving shaft at right angles to the axle and rotating always tion, forward driving pinions mounted on said driving shaft gearing surfaces on the main gear, clutch causing connection of any one of the fo ard driving pinions with the driving shaft, a counter shaft, a driving pinion on said counter shaft always meshing with another gearing surface on the main gear, gearing mechanism normally idly mounted on the driving shaft and counter shaft, additienal gearing mech anism also. normally idly mounted on the driving and counter shafts, and clutch mechanism for connecting either one of said gearing mechanisms with the driving and counter shafts to'vcause either forward or reverse rotation of the counter shaft and the driving pinion thereon.

3. In a system of transmission, the combination of an axle to be driven, a main gear hon said axle, a driving shaft, a counter shaft,

in one direc-- V ways meshing gears always in mesh driving shaft gear of the set being on the and the other gear on the counter shaft, clutch mechanism,y and means for bodily moving the set of gears to cause the clutch mechanism to connect the gea-rs of the set with the driving shaft and' with the counter shaft whereby rotation is transmitted from the driving shaft to the counter shaft and the driving pinion and main gear.

d. ln a transmission system of the class described, the combination of an axle to be driven, a main gear on -said axle,a Adriving shaft, a secondary shaft, a driving pinion on said secondary shaft for engaging the main gear, a gear wheel on the drive shaft, a gear wheel on the secondary shaft, said gears always meshing, clutching mechanism, and means for bodily moving the gear wheels to render the clutch mechanism effective to connect the counter shaft in driving relation with the main shaft whereby the driving pinion will drive the main gear.

5. In a system of transmissionof the class v described, the combination of an axle tobe driven, a main gear on said axle, a driving shaft at right angles to-the axle, a counter shaft, a driving pinion on said counter shaft engagin the main gear, a gear wheel normally idly mounted companion gear wheel normally idly mounted on the counter shaft, said gear wheels always meshing and each having clutch teeth, va clutch collar secured to each ofthe shafts, and means for bodily movin the gear wheels to carry their clutch teeth into engagement with the clutch collars whereby rotation is transmitted from the drivin shaft to the counter shaft and to the driving pinion and main gear.

6. ln a transmission system of the class described, the combination of an axle to be driven, a main gear on said axle, a driving shaft, a counter shaft, a driving pinion on the counter shaft engaging themaingear, a gear wheel on the driving shaft, a companion ear wheel on the counter shaft, said gears aways meshing, clutch members on each gear wheel, companion clutch members secured to each shaft, and a movable frame for bodily moving the gear wheels to enage the clutch members whereby rotation is transmitted from the driving shaft to the counter shaft and to the driving pinion and main gear.

7. fn a transmission system of the class described, the combination of an axle to be driven, a main gear on said axle, a driving shaft, a counter shaft, a driving pinion on said counter shaft engaging the main gear,

a gear wheel associated with the driving shaft, a companion gear wheel associated with the counter shaft, said gear wheels 'sion of rotation from on the dr1ve shaft, a

the shafts to cause ceases always meshing, clutch mechanism for the driving shaft and associated gear wheel, clutch mechanism for the counter shaft and associated gear wheel, and means for actuating the clutch mechanisms to connect the one gear wheel in driving relation with the drive shaft and the other gear wheel in driving relation with the counter shaft, whereby rotation of the driving shaft is transmitted to the counter shaft and to the driving pinion and main ear.

8. In a system of transmission of the class described, the combination of an axle to be driven, a main gear on said axle, a driving shaft, a counter shaft, a driving pinion on the counter shaft engaging the main gear,V

a gear wheel on the driving shaft, a gear wheel on the counter shaft, said gears always meshing, a second gear wheel on the driving shaft, a second gear wheel on the counter shaft, an idler posed between said secon gear wheels and always 'in mesh therewith clutch mechanism, a second clutch mechanism, a movable frame connected with all the gear wheels, said frame when moved in one direction causing one of the clutch mechanismsfto .become effective to connect the first gear wheels into driving relation with their respective shafts to cause transmisthe drive shaft to the counter shaft and rotation of the driving pinion in one direction, and movement in the other direction of the frame causing the second clutch mechanism to connect the second gear wheels into driving relation with their` respective shafts whereby rotation is transmitted from the drive shaft to the counter shaft to cause reverse direction of rotation of the driving pinion.

9. in a transmission system of the class described, the combination of an axle to be driven, a main gear on said axle, a driving shaft, a counter shaft, a driving pinion on' the counter shaft engaging the main gear, a train of gear wheels for connecting the drive shaft with the counter shaft, a second train of gear wheels for connecting the drive shaft with the counter shaft, clutch mechanism for the first train of gears clutch mechanism for the second train or gears, and means adapted to canse bodily movement of the rst train of gears to render the corresponding clutch mechanism edective to connect the train of gears with rotation to be transmitted from the drive shaft to the counter shaft and rotation of the counter shaft and driving gear in one direction, said means being also adapted to cause bodily movement of the second train of gears to render the corresponding clutch mechanism effect- (gear wheel interria ive to connect the second train of gears with Y shaft and rotation of the counter shaft and driving pinion in reverse direction.

10. In a system of transmission, the combination of an axle to be driven, a main gear on said. axle, a drive shaft, a counter shaft, a driving pinion on the countershaft engaging the main gear, a train of gear wheels, one of the gear wheels being on 'the drive shaft and the other gear wheel on the counter shaft, a second train of gear wheels, one of the gear wheels of the second train being on the drive shaft and another of the gears of the second train being onthe counter shaft, a frame connected with all the gear wheels and movable so that the gear wheels can be carried into different parallel planes, clutch members on each of the gear wheels of the shafts, and companion clutch members on the shafts, movement of the frame in one direction causing the clutchv members of the one train of gear wheels to connect 'with the companion clutch members on the shafts whereby rotation is transmitted from the drive shaft to the counter shaft through the first train of gears and to the driving pinion in one direction, and movement of the train in the opposite direction causing connection of the clutch members of the second train of gear wheels with the companion clutch members on the shafts whereby rotation is transmitted from the drive shaft to the counter shaft to cause rotatiom of the counter shaft and driving pinion in the opposite direction.

l1. In a system of transmission of the class described, the combination of an axle to be driven, a main gear on said axle, a driveshaft, a counter shaft, a driving pinion on the counter shaft en gear, a gear wheel on the drive shaft having clutch teeth and a grooved collar, a com-` panion clutch member on the drive shaft having clutch teeth, a second gear wheel on the counter shaft having clutch teeth and a grooved collar, a companion clutch member on the counter shaft having clutch teeth, a forked frame engaging both grooved collars, said frame being movable to canse bodily movement of the gear wheels to connecttheir clutch teeth with the clutch teeth of the companion clutch members on the shaft, whereby said gear wheels are connected in driving relation with the shaft and rotation transmitted from the drive shaft to the counter shaft and the driving pinion.

.12. In a transmission system of the class described, the combination of an axle to be driven, a main gear on said axle, a driving shaft, av counter shaft, a driving pinion on said counter shaft engaging the main gear, a pair of clutch members on the drive shaft, a corresponding pair of clutch members on gag-ing the mainh sion mechanism in the opposite direction to connect the clutch members to cause connection of the transmission mechanism with the shafts and transmission of rotation from the drive shaft to the counter shaft in reverse direction.

13. In class described, the combination of an axle to be driven, a main gear on said axle, a driving shaft, a counter shaft, a driving pinion on the counter shaft engaging the main gear, a pair of clutch members mounted on the drive shaft, a corresponding pair of clutch members mounted on the counter shaft, a train of gear wheels, one of said gear wheels being mounted on the drive shaft, and the other gear wheel being mounted on the counter shaft, a second train of gear wheels, one of the gear wheels of the second train being mounted on'the drive shaft and another gear wheel being mounted on the counter shaft, a frame connecting with all the gear wheels and adapted to be moved to slide the gear Wheels along the shafts and between the clutch members thereon, clutch mechanism for the first train of gears, clutch mechanism for the second train of gears, movement of the frame in one direction causing connection of the clutch mechanisms of the first train of gears with the adjacent 4clutch members on the shafts whereby the first train of gears is connected in driving relation with the shafts and rotation transmitted from the driving shaft to the counter shaft and driving pinl ion, and movement of the frame in the opposite direction causing connection of the clutch mechanisms for the second train of gears with the adjacent clutch members on the shafts to connect the second train of gears in driving relation with the shafts to cause transmission of rotation from the drive shaft to the countershaft and to the driving pinion in reverse direction.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 7th day of January A. D.,

JOHN SCI-ILIG. Witnesses:

CHARLES J. SCHMIDT, FRED W. KoEHN.

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